Chapter 601 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“Keith”, Dayson called in his official tone. “I want you to be Talia’s head guard.”

“What!?”, Talia, Katya, and Keith asked in unison.

Dayson was looking at Keith seriously. “Last night, you proved that you will treat Talia’s safety as your top priority. That’s what I expect from her guard.” Dayson didn’t like it, but this was the truth. If Keith went against Dayson, he would go against anyone only to keep Talia safe, and in a weird way, it will put Dayson’s mind at ease.

“Can we talk about it?”, Talia asked Dayson.

“I thought we did. You said that you are leaving it to me to pick your guards.”, Dayson responded matter-of-factly, reminding Talia that her Alpha was not only moody and domineering but that he can twist the words to fit his agenda. How could she forget that side of Dayson?

“Yes, I said that you should pick them, but didn’t you hear that I don’t want my friends to guard me?”

Dayson cocked an eyebrow at Talia. “I’m not asking your friend to guard you, but the person who is the best fit for that job. Besides, if they are your friends, it’s less likely you will give them a slip. Once, I can forgive the mistake, but next time it will count as incompetence and they will be punished. Think about it before you put yourself in danger again.”

Talia lowered her gaze guiltily. She knew that Dayson was talking about Talia sneaking out of the packhouse in order to go to the Lightclaw pack and then to the Council of the Alphas. Sure, it all ended well, but it could go wrong in many ways. She was lucky.

Dayson touched Talia’s chin, making her look at him. “I know that you trust Keith, and he proved last night that he is taking his job seriously. Unless he is unwilling, or has a reason that will prevent him from putting your safety first, he is the best to guard you when I’m not around.”

“I am willing!”, Keith exclaimed with haste, hoping that they won’t change their minds again.

Dayson turned to look at Keith. “I expect you to do whatever you can to keep her safe, regardless of how many people want to harm her, or who they are, and even if the person in question is me.”

Keith gaped at Dayson, and it took him a few long seconds to respond. “Thank you, Alpha. I won’t disappoint your trust.”

“I know you won’t.”, Dayson said. “I am not proud of what happened last night. It was one of my lowest moments and I am lucky that Talia understands how I wouldn’t do it if my mind was clear. Talia is my fated mate and she is my most important person. I will do whatever needs to be done so that she stays safe. As for the rest of the guards, we can discuss later if you will keep your current team, or if you want to replace someone. I expect you tomorrow morning to report to the packhouse and we will discuss current dangers we are aware of…”

Talia and Dayson left Keith’s hospital room and headed back to the packhouse.

“I thought you were not happy with Keith being my guard.”, Talia said.

She got that part right. Dayson was not happy because Keith’s feelings for Talia were obvious. However, in the moment of crisis, Keith prioritized Talia’s safety and that was the thing that mattered the most: keeping Talia safe.

“I can’t blame him for the way he worships you.”, Dayson said. “You are beautiful and kind and sexy, and every guy will fall for you. But no matter how Keith feels, I know that he won’t do anything against your will, and I also know that you have eyes only for me, kitten. If I deny you the best guard because of my jealousy, it will show my insecurities and I am anything other than insecure about the two of us.”

Talia’s eyes widened in disbelief. Was this her possessive Alpha who blows a fuse if a guy looks at her?

“You should have asked me.”, Talia said. “If they get hurt…”

“Then, don’t put them in danger.”, Dayson cut her off. “Your guards should stick around when I’m not available, and I can assure you that I will never leave you in the middle of the enemy’s territory. As long as you don’t do anything reckless, your guards will be safe and so will you.”

Talia had to admit that he was right. Every time she was in danger, it was because she left on her own.

Talia wondered if she could be so magnanimous. If a woman who was openly admiring Dayson wanted to be close to him, would Talia allow it? Talia was not sure. But then… almost every woman was openly admiring Dayson, and Talia was definitely NOT OK with that. However, that was probably because he already slept with all of them.

“Kitten? Did my words upset you?”

Talia blinked. What words? How did she end up thinking about women Dayson had sex with? Damn it, her mood was ruined just like that!

“Let’s not talk about it.”, Talia said. They were close to the packhouse now, and Talia wanted some time to clear her head. “I will check on lunch preparations.”

Dayson had a feeling that this was Talia’s way of avoiding him. “Are you sure? Why don’t you tell me what’s going on?” He didn’t want to allow a small doubt to grow into something bigger. Considering that Talia was prone to overthinking things, that was highly likely. And also, Dayson heard Liseli speak about how there was lingering dark magic amplifying Talia’s negativity and now he was nervous.

“It’s not important.”, Talia responded. It really wasn’t, because she was psyching herself out. “Last night you announced to the pack that I’m your Luna. As your Luna, I need to take care of the guests and that includes checking they have food to eat. How about I see what’s going on in the kitchen, and then I will find you with a snack?” She knew that Dayson got work piled up, so he will definitely go to the study to work.

“Only if the snack is you.”, Dayson responded, making Talia burst into giggles.

…

Dayson’s happy mood dropped when he saw the pile of paperwork waiting for him on his desk.

What he wanted to do was snuggle with Talia, but someone had to do this, and he wondered if Talia’s approach was better. Should he open up to more people helping him with work?

But who was trustworthy, capable, and knowledgeable to help him deal with matters related to managing the pack?

If he could have a guy like James to be his Gamma, Dayson was confident that James would handle most of the work without needing Dayson’s input.

The boy was scary smart, and Dayson would love to poach him, but James was like a hot potato and if Alpha Edward suspects that Dayson has his eyes on James, it would attract another heap of troubles.

Besides, James was still a boy and Dayson knew very well how hectic things become when one steps too soon into adulthood. Dayson wouldn’t do that to James or to any other kid.

‘Dayson?’, Jaeden’s voice sounded in Dayson’s head through their pack mind-link.

‘Yes?’

‘I tried contacting you earlier, but you were not available.’

Dayson closed off the mind-link while he was in the hospital because he didn’t want to be disturbed.

‘What is it?’

‘It’s Jade.’, Jaeden said, and Dayson didn’t need more explanations.

Jade is a successful model, the daughter of Beta from the Silverfur pack. Alpha Adam was trying to set up Dayson with Jade and to establish a connection with the Shadow Fang pack through marriage because Alpha Adam didn’t have daughters. There was also a point of Jade and Dayson going on a date once that ended with a steamy night, but Jade was cool about it and didn’t try to latch onto him, so Dayson didn’t think about her as a potential danger.

‘What about her?’, Dayson asked.

‘She is here.’

Dayson looked around his study like he expected the woman to pop out from a corner or from behind a sofa, but she was nowhere to be found. ‘Here? Where?’

‘On her way to the packhouse.’, Jaeden clarified. ‘She entered our territory about half an hour ago, saying that she wants to talk to you.’

Dayson groaned. Didn’t they have a rule that outsiders can’t enter without permission? But then they relaxed that rule since they merged borders with the Spring Leaf and the Blue River packs.

Dayson wondered what Jade wanted. They were clear with Alpha Adam and his Beta that Jade was NOT a candidate to be Dayson’s Luna, and the woman herself said more than once how she was not interested in that position because she wanted to pursue her modeling career.

Among all women that were buzzing around Dayson, he had a feeling that Jade was the most levelheaded. Probably because she had her goals that didn’t include being someone’s wife.

‘Don’t worry about her.’, Dayson said. ‘She can find me in the study.’

With that, Dayson was back to looking at the documents in front of him. He needed to deal with as many as possible before his kitten comes with a snack.

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